Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore how cohesive/diverse networks affect
entrepreneurial activities. In particular, an interest is shown in how cohesion and diversity …

Purpose Whilst previous seminal papers on entrepreneurship (ie Cantillon, 1755;
Schumpeter, 1912; Knight, 1921; Kirzner, 1973; Shapero, 1975; Kets de Vries, 1977; …

This study examines the causes and consequences of churn in technology
entrepreneurs'(ego) core personal networks. Churn refers to the change in the composition …

We study initial entrepreneurial networking, and describe it as a process of initiating,
reacting, and evaluating networking. Our study of student entrepreneurs' weekly diaries …

The purpose of this thesis is to increase our understanding of factors influencing new
venture performance, and ultimately survival. The focus of this research is to study how …

The resource-based view of entrepreneurial networking demonstrates how relationships are
formed instrumentally through the goal-driven decision-making of causation. At the same …

The social network perspective has become an important analytical lens for understanding
strategic actions among entrepreneurs. Social theorists offer two competing visions of …

The thesis of this paper-summarized in its title-is simple: The coordination of an innovative
endeavour almost always requires a network of independent organizations with different …

A critical challenge for entrepreneurship scholars is the need to develop a greater
understanding of (1) how, when and why entrepreneurial networks emerge, develop and …

This article examines the relationship between networking and entrepreneurial ventures.
Based on the results of two exploratory studies, we reviewed recent literature to summarise …